Cuban bassist Cachao dies; mambo pioneer
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080322/capt.a558a37234854bb894cc01ed53604f1e.obit_cachao_ny113.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=N8BC0SOIxi0DG0DTqp3qFQ--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="Cuban musicians Israel 'Cachao' Lopez performs during the Cassandra awards in Santo Domingo, in this March 10, 2008 file photo. A family spokesman said Cachao, 89, died in a Miami-area hospital early Saturday, March 22, 2008. The bassist is widely credited as a pioneer of the mambo. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)." border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080322/ap_en_ot/obit_cachao)AP - Cuban bassist and composer Israel "Cachao" Lopez, who is credited with pioneering the mambo style of music, died Saturday. He was 89.</p><br clear="all"/>
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